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The Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, March 3:

Notable this week: Sage Hill claims the top spot in the final Orange County rankings after reaching the CIF-SS Open Division semifinals. The Lightning’s 22-game winning streak ended in an 86-54 loss at Ontario Christian. … Troy climbs one spot to No. 7 after its run to the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals. … El Dorado and Marina enter the rankings on the strength of their play in the Division 4 playoffs.

ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL TOP 25

(Records through Monday, March 2)

1. Sage Hill (27-5): Amalia Holguin averaged 26.3 points while leading the Lightning to a 3-1 record in the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. Addison Uphoff and Kamdyn Klamberg averaged 10.8 points and 10.3 points, respectively.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Mater Dei (24-7): The Trinity League champion went 1-2 in the CIF-SS Open Division and fell to eventual champion Sierra Canyon 79-38 in the quarterfinals.

Previous ranking: 2

3. JSerra (20-8): An at-large entry for the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs, the Lions went 1-2. Vivian Grenald reached 1,000 career points in a 50-43 win against Redondo Union in a play-in game for the regional playoffs.

Previous ranking: 3

Vivian Grenald #21 of the Jserra tries to get past Tatianna Griffin #12 of the Ontario Christian. Jserra played Ontario Christian for the championship of the Troy Classic girls basketball tournament on December 6, 2025 in FullertonCA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

4. Fairmont Prep (17-14): The Huskies posted a 1-2 mark in the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. They lost to Ontario Christian 114-50 in the quarterfinals. Princeton commit Sarah Aldeguer had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win against St. Joseph.

Previous ranking: 4

5. Villa Park (23-8): Sophomore Lauren Wolfe averaged 15.3 points during the Spartans’ run to the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals. They lost to eventual champion La Salle 50-45.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Orange Lutheran (20-9): With no senior starters, Orange Lutheran finished second in the Trinity League and reached the Division 1 quarterfinals. Sophomore Kayla Watanabe averaged a team-high 16.1 points.

Previous ranking: 6

7. Troy (22-9): Princeton commit Mei-Ling Perry earned Freeway League MVP for the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinalist.

Previous ranking: 8

8. Santa Margarita (18-12): The Eagles lost five of their final six games, including 58-45 to Villa Park in the second round of the Division 1 playoffs. Madi Lam recorded a triple-double in a first-round victory at Esperanza.

Previous ranking: 7

9. Esperanza (19-10): Senior Charlotte Muller averaged about 16 points per game en route to earning Crestview League MVP.

Previous ranking: 9

Charlotte Muller (32) of Esperanza scores a basket in the in the closing seconds of the game to take the lead over Villa Park in a Crestview League girls basketball game at Esperanza High School in Anaheim on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

10. Beckman (23-6): Senior Natasha Jafari averaged 16.3 points and earned South Coast League MVP.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Rosary (22-10)

Previous ranking: 11

12. St. Margaret’s (26-7)

Previous ranking: 12

13. Portola (20-11)

Previous ranking: 13

14. San Clemente (17-13)

Previous ranking: 14

San Clemente guard Kiley Husbands, right, takes a shot over Sage Hill guard Amalia Holguin in the Troy Classic Tournament in Fullerton on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)

15. San Juan Hills (17-13)

Previous ranking: 15

16. Buena Park (20-6)

Previous ranking: 16

17. Los Alamitos (20-8)

Previous ranking: 17

18. Sonora (16-11)

Previous ranking: 18

19. Trabuco Hills (23-5)

Previous ranking: 19

20. Pacifica Christian (17-12)

Previous ranking: 20

21. Huntington Beach (20-9)

Previous ranking: 21

22. El Dorado (19-14)

Previous ranking: not ranked

23. Yorba Linda (15-11)

Previous ranking: 22

24. Sunny Hills (19-13)

Previous ranking: 23

25T. Aliso Niguel (18-12)

Previous rank: 24

25T. Marina (18-14)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Also considered: Canyon (15-17)

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